The Laugavegur Hiking Trail Day 1 Landmannalaugar to Hrafntinnusker (Iceland)
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 6.44 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,857 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 469 ft
- Max elevation
- 3,482 ft
- TrailRank
- 43
- Min elevation
- 1,957 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 4 hours 49 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1426
- Uploaded
- July 24, 2015
- Recorded
- July 2015
near Skogar, Suðurland (Lýðveldið Ísland)
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From volcanohuts.com :
Day one: Landmannalaugar - Hrafntinnusker
Distance: 12 km, 4 – 5 hours
Elevation increase: 470 m
Starting coordinates GPS: N63°59.600 – W19°03.660
Finish coordinates GPS: N63°55.840 – W19°09.700
Starting the trek from – Landmannalaugar brings you to an easy hike through the lava field of Laugahraun towards the colourful mountain Brennisteinsalda. There you start a gradual climb through dissected hills with views of an incredible spectrum of colors. After 3 – 4 hours you should arrive at the Stórihver geothermal area and hot springs. About 2/3 of the way is likely to be covered with snow until late summer. At an elevation of around 1.000m you can expect fog to show up suddenly and without warning. The trail is clearly marked but hikers must be careful not to loose the track in poor visibility.
Hrafntinnusker Hut (Höskuldsskáli) will appear suddenly about 2 km past a memorial of a traveller, who sadly died of hypothermia in this area in June 2004.
Day one: Landmannalaugar - Hrafntinnusker
Distance: 12 km, 4 – 5 hours
Elevation increase: 470 m
Starting coordinates GPS: N63°59.600 – W19°03.660
Finish coordinates GPS: N63°55.840 – W19°09.700
Starting the trek from – Landmannalaugar brings you to an easy hike through the lava field of Laugahraun towards the colourful mountain Brennisteinsalda. There you start a gradual climb through dissected hills with views of an incredible spectrum of colors. After 3 – 4 hours you should arrive at the Stórihver geothermal area and hot springs. About 2/3 of the way is likely to be covered with snow until late summer. At an elevation of around 1.000m you can expect fog to show up suddenly and without warning. The trail is clearly marked but hikers must be careful not to loose the track in poor visibility.
Hrafntinnusker Hut (Höskuldsskáli) will appear suddenly about 2 km past a memorial of a traveller, who sadly died of hypothermia in this area in June 2004.
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Is there a way of finding interim GPS coordinates where other trails intersect in case signs are under snow?
Hi Lisa,
You can download my GPS track from this site and use it in a GPS device or a app on your smartphone.
When you plan this route in the summer period and the weather is not too bad I would not be too worried as this is a well travelled path and it is clearly visible in the snow as you can see on my pictures. There are no real side paths that are well traveled.
Offcourse apply the safety precautions when hiking and bring a map.